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	@C - CORN - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Sep 17 352'4 353'6 349'4 350'0 -2'0 350'4s 01:30P Dec 17 366'4 367'6 363'4 364'0 -2'2 364'2s 01:30P Mar 18 378'2 379'4 375'4 376'2 -2'0 376'2s 01:30P May 18 384'6 385'6 381'6 382'0 -2'2 382'2s 01:30P Jul 18 390'6 391'6 387'4 388'4 -2'0 388'2s 01:30P Sep 18 395'2 396'2 392'4 393'0 -1'4 393'4s 01:20P @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Sep 17 924'0 931'6 922'0 931'0 8'4 930'2s 01:30P Nov 17 927'2 935'0 925'6 933'6 7'6 933'0s 01:30P Jan 18 936'0 943'2 934'0 941'2 7'6 941'2s 01:30P Mar 18 944'0 951'2 942'6 949'6 8'0 949'4s 01:30P May 18 951'4 958'6 950'2 957'2 7'6 956'6s 01:30P Jul 18 957'0 965'2 956'6 963'2 7'6 963'0s 01:30P Aug 18 960'6 962'4 959'0 959'0 7'4 963'6s 01:30P Sep 18 954'0 954'6 950'6 952'4 6'4 956'2s 01:30P Nov 18 946'6 952'6 945'0 950'6 5'4 950'2s 01:30P @KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - KCBT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Sep 17 419'4 421'6 413'0 415'2 -5'2 414'2s 01:30P Dec 17 446'0 449'2 440'4 443'0 -5'0 442'0s 01:30P Mar 18 464'2 467'6 459'2 461'6 -4'6 460'4s 01:30P @LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Aug 17 109.200 109.275 106.975 107.050 - 2.350 107.125s 01:05P Oct 17 108.250 108.250 105.825 106.200 - 2.100 106.225s 01:05P Dec 17 110.300 110.300 107.950 108.300 - 2.025 108.275s 01:05P Feb 18 112.075 112.100 110.025 110.700 - 1.675 110.600s 01:05P Apr 18 112.625 112.625 110.700 111.350 - 1.300 111.325s 01:05P Jun 18 106.625 106.625 105.125 105.850 - 1.150 105.700s 01:05P @HE - LEAN HOGS - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Oct 17 68.475 68.475 66.425 66.975 -1.850 66.925s 01:05P Dec 17 63.175 63.175 61.300 61.800 -1.675 61.800s 01:05P @AC - ETHANOL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Sep 17 1.524 1.525 1.502 1.505 -0.026 1.510 02:00P Oct 17 1.486 1.495 1.485 1.495 -0.013 1.489 01:41P Nov 17 1.465 1.465 1.465 1.465 -0.014 1.460 01:35P SP - S&P 500 INDEX - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Sep 17 2460.50 2463.80 2437.20 2438.60 - 28.90 2467.50 02:04P Dec 17 2438.50 2438.50 2438.50 2438.50 - 27.10 2465.60 01:57P Mar 18 2435.10 2450.10 - 14.00 2464.10 01:20P My Custom Markets Symbol Open High Low Last Change Close Time More

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	loading... CORN   THORNTON PORTLAND or PLYMOUTH CLEAR LAKE Futures Change Cash Price Futures Change Cash Price Futures Change Cash Price  August  -2'0 -2'0 -2'0  October  -2'2 -2'2 -2'2  January  -2'0 -2'0 -2'0  March  -2'2 -2'2 -2'2  June  -2'0 -2'0 -2'0 SOYBEANS   THORNTON PORTLAND or PLYMOUTH CLEAR LAKE Futures Change Cash Price Futures Change Cash Price Futures Change Cash Price  August  7'6 7'6 7'6  October  7'6 7'6 7'6  January  8'0 8'0 8'0  March  7'6 7'6 7'6  June  7'6 7'6 7'6
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	Thornton, IA
	Chg Zip Code:  Temp: 72oF Feels Like: 76oF Humid: 71% Dew Pt: 62oF Barom: 29.75 Wind Dir: W Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 28 mph Sunrise: 6:21 Sunset: 8:12 As reported at MASON CITY, IA at 1:00 PM
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	Widespread Rain for Central US Thursday Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist Light to locally moderate rain will cross much of the central U.S. Thursday. Temperatures will be seasonal in most areas with some cooler conditions in the northern Midwest. Hotter trends will cover southern areas. » More DTN Weather Commentary Posted at 5:52AM Thu Aug 17, 2017 CDT

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